For me, it's Metroid Prime.

From its masterful opening, with the wrecked frigate Orpheon filled with dead and dying Pirates whose injuries your visor describes in gruesome clinical detail, (I mean, you gun down enemies who have broken legs and can't escape, or who can't aim back at you properly due to brain damage. That's dark stuff) the game is a tour de force of atmosphere and immersion.

There are just so many masterful little touches, like condensation misting your visor as you pass a steam vent, your X-Ray visor revealing the bones in your hand inside your arm cannon, or the way that that electrical interference causes static. Seeing the world through Samus's eyes makes for one of the most immersive gaming experiences I've ever had.

The storytelling is also a stroke of genius; by conveying its narrative through well written scan logs, the story is never heavy handed or forced upon the player, yet those who choose to explore are rewarded with a rich backstory told from the perspective of both your allies and your enemies. In particular, hearing your enemies speak of you fearfully is immensely empowering.

Of course, it doesn't hurt that its audio-visual design is top notch, and it all glides along at a slick 60fps.

The end result is a masterclass in game design, the likes of which is seen only a handful of times in each generation of gaming.

Metroid: Other M.

It's just fantastic. It was dark and fun to play, the gameplay was awesome, I mean you can do a lot of stuff with a single wiimote, that shows you don't need fancy controllers with ten buttons and ten sticks. The story was great, the atmosphere. It was neat. One of my favorite games of all time.

I didn't use them to highlight anything. It was absolutely imperceptive of you to say that there were no signs of what the Metroid was back then. There were signs. Not seeing those blatant signs shows an incredible lack of perception and insight. Perception. The ability to see, hear, or become aware of something present. Insight. The capacity to gain an accurate and deep understanding of something. So I pointed that out. I wasn't highlighting anything.

You yourself admited the manga was poorly writen. The characterization of Samus in ZM, OM, and Fusion are all birthed from that poorly written narrative. If the manga is poorly written, everything written from the same building blocks are poorly written. These games didn't retcon the manga, they transported that garbage to game form. It the same bad writing. You said you didn't have a problem with that same bad writing. Most people do, because it's bad writing, and most people take issue in consuming that quality of writing. That's not highlighting an opinion. That's challenging your opinion, even when taken out of context the way you just did, they are merely challenging your opinion. When put in context, they aren't merely challenging your opinion, but concluding my argument.

I don't care if you think it's pretentious. I supported my arguments. I've earned that pretention. Earn yours and stop being oversensitive about being challenged. Challange back.

This is why I'm not cut out to be a mod, Star.